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Former Ohio State LB Mike Mitchell lands at Texas Tech, brother Mickey Mitchell still on track to be a basketball Buckeye

Mickey Mitchell Ohio State basketball recruit

Ohio State basketball recruit Mickey Mitchell has been back on the AAU circuit this month, and all indications are that he'll be a Buckeye despite his older brother Mike transferring off the football team.
(Rivals.com)

"Mike was not the deciding factor," Ken Mitchell, the boys' father, said then of Mickey's decision. "But it's that extra gift. He got up there and realized the legend of Ohio State and what the basketball program has done, and the educational system and how much Mike loves it up there while he's working his tail off."

Obviously, something changed for Mike, and he chose to leave Columbus. But that doesn't necessarily mean anything has changed for Mickey.

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